On this episode, our guest is Paul Griffin, Legal Director at Child Justice, Inc., one of the few organizations in the country dedicated to ensuring a childâs right to be legally protected from an abusive parent. Â As Legal Director, Paul â along with his colleague, Alexandra Sandacz — represents non-abusive, protective parents in child-custody cases…
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Greetings en(gender)ed listeners: This is the second “Reflections” episode where I examine a series of interviews with my friend, Michael. He joins me as we reflect back on episodes, 7 (Nancy S. Erickson), 9 (Joan Meier), 10 (Barry Goldstein), 11 (Kathleen Russell), the first set of episodes on the first family court crisis. Michael and…
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This episode of en(gender)ed in its family court series features guest, Barry Goldstein, an internationally recognized domestic violence author, speaker and advocate. Barry has worked in the DV movement since 1983 and has served as an instructor in a NY Model Batterer Program since 1999.  He is co-editor of two volumes of Domestic Violence, Abuse…
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On this episode of our family court series, our guest is Joan Meier, Professor of Clinical Law at George Washington University Law School, and the Founder and Legal Director of the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project (DV LEAP). Â DV LEAP provides a stronger voice for justice by fighting to overturn unjust trial court…
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On this episode, we kick off our series on family court with our guest is Nancy S. Erickson, (J.D. Brooklyn Law School, LL.M. Yale Law School, M.A. Forensic Psychology John Jay College of Criminal Justice), a consultant on issues relating to law and psychology, particularly child custody evaluations and domestic violence. Â Â Â Nancyâs career spans over…
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